The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 3, 1940
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
7:19 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 216
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.2° / 180.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.76° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.66° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.